Stellan Skarsgard is in talks to join the US remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

He's slated to play Martin Vanger, one of the suspects involved in the 40-year-old disappearance of a teenage girl.

Skarsgard says:

"I have met (helmer David) Fincher, I want to work with him, he wants to work me. I have had a concrete offer and now we are in negotiations. The contract is for the period September to March, but I don't know yet when I am supposed to start my part of the film.

"Most of it is to be shot in Stockholm, but some studio work will be done in the U.S. I think there might be some location work there as well, when it becomes too dark to shoot here."

Re: CaseyEF – Because we American's always feel like we can do it better. They have also done a remake of Let the Right One In. That and the fact that the majority of the population is too stupid to read subtitles, as they go by to quickly for people to figure out what the big words mean.
I loved the Swedish version of both and will only see the American version of Tattoo because I just love Daniel Craig who is rumored to be Blomkvist. Although personally I think Skarsgard should play Blomkvist as he's described as middle aged.

Why does Hollywood always have to ruin perfectly good movies by remaking them?? The original, REAL "Girl with the Dragon Tatto" is fucking awesome. It should never be remade. It's a kickass movie with a kickass cast. LEARN READ SUBTITLES AMERICA!!!!!! (just like "let the right one in" being remade in America as "let me in" - bullshit!)

Don't want and Hollywood version in the first place but since they just think about their own wallet they will make it anyway.
Stella would be a really good choice. And I think that they should have more Swedish blood in it. The best thing that can happen now is if Noomi decides to do Lisbeth again. She is the only one that can do her THAT good, she have raised the bar REALLY REALLY high.